[Marxistindia] Press Communique

[news from the cpi(m)]

March 11, 2021


Press Communique


The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met online on
March 11, 2021. It has issued the following statement:


Forthcoming State Assembly Elections


The Polit Bureau called upon the entire Party in the country to ensure the
victory of the Left, democratic and secular forces in the forthcoming
Assembly elections in Kerala, West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Assam, Puducherry and
the Autonomous District Council elections across the state in Tripura.  The
main focus of the CPI(M) shall be to defeat the BJP which is essential for
people's welfare in the concerned states and for the unity and integrity of
India as a whole.

 

Concerned Party state committees have already announced the list of
Party candidates for the elections.

 

Ongoing Historic Kisan Struggle

 

The CPI(M) continues its support and solidarity with the historic struggle
of the Indian peasantry and demands that the Modi government must
immediately repeal the disastrous Agri Laws.  The Polit Bureau  paid homage
to the nearly 300 kisans who lost their lives in this historic struggle
during the last four months.

 

Struggles Against  Privatisation

 

The Polit Bureau extends its support and solidarity with the Central Trade
Union's  ongoing battles against the wholesale privatisation  of the public
sector units undertaken by the Modi government and the unbridled loot of
national assets.

 

The Polit Bureau extends its support to the ongoing people's struggle in
Andhra Pradesh against the privatisation of the Vizag Steel Plant.

 

The Polit Bureau extends its support to the strike call by all unions of the
Banks on March 15 & 16, the strike of the union's of General Insurance
Companies on March 17 and the strike by the union's of Life Insurance
Corporation on March 18.

 

Abdication by BJP Government from being Accountable to Parliament

 

The Polit Bureau strongly condemns the refusal by the BJP government at the
Centre to discuss burning people's issues like the continuous hikes in the
prices of petroleum products in the Parliament.  In order to avoid such
discussions, the Parliament sessions have been cancelled till March 15. This
is the worst instance of abandonment of the government's accountability and
answerability to the Parliament as prescribed by the Indian Constitution.

 

The Polit Bureau reiterates the Party's demand that the Central government
withdraw all the hikes in the excise duties on petroleum products.  

 

 

 

 

(Hari Singh Kang)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

 

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